Half Hidden Cottage, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4LX
About Half Hidden Cottage
Half Hidden Cottage is a property in East Down, Barnstaple, Barnstaple (EX31 4LX). It has council tax band E.
Held since June 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension and alterations to dwelling
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 71073
- Dec 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
ERECTION OF ONE STORAGE SHED
- Council
- NOR
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 64006
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Half Hidden Cottage has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£116,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 June 1997Most recent
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in EX31 4LX: £330,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in EX31 4LX
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Sold Nov 2023
£470,000The Old Chapel, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4LX
Sold Mar 2021
£390,000Wychway, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4LX
Sold Nov 2013
£233,000Appletree Cottage, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4LX
Sold Jul 2011
£195,000Rodd Bank Cottage, East Down, Barnstaple, EX31 4LX
Sold Jul 1998
£72,000
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Brockham Bridge — bus stop.
Closest school
2.8 km
Kentisbury Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.1dB